Adjustable shade-roller bracket



April 29 i924.

. H. A. NUTTER ADJUSTABLE SHADE ROLLER BRACKET Filed Aug. 30. 1923 I 6 MW Patented Apr. 29, i224.

HARRY NUTTER, OF SEYT-EOUR, ENDIANA.

ADJU$TABLE SHADE-ROLLER Application. filed August 30, 1923.

To oZZ 117mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY Norman, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seymour, in the county of Jackson and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in .Adjustable'Shadeioller Brackets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to a bracket for shade rollers and has for its object to provide such a device which is adjustable so to receive rollers of varying lengths.

Another object of the invention resides in so attaching the brackets to the window casing or jamb that the curtain will be automatically centered with respect to the win dow with which it cooperates.

A further object of the invention resides in the construction of a bracket which though adjustable will, nevertheless, allow the shade to hang close to the window.

Another object of the invention consists in so designing an adjustable bracket that the same will b composed of a minimum number of parts; such parts being easily and cheaply assembled.

Other objects and advantages of the in vention will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevational view of a window showing my adjustable brackets in position.

Figure 2 is an end view of one or the brackets. V

Figure 3 is a front elevation of a bracket.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section taken on line 44 of Figure 2.

Figures 5 and 6 are enlarged fragmentary perspective views of the arms for receiving the respective ends of the roller, and,

Figure 7 is a reduced plan of the blank from which the body portion of the bracket is formed.

Referring to the drawings more in detail. the numeral 1 indicates a common type of window casing or jamb in which is mounted th window proper 2. The window shade is designated by the numeral 3 and is attached to the usual roller. 4. In lieu of the flat metal brackets in common use for supporting the ends of the roller 4 l have provided the adjustable, self-centering brackets 5. These brackets are shown in operative position in Figure 1 of the drawings, but are disclosed in detail in Figures 2 to 7 inc1u- Serial No. 869,112.

sive: and I will now proceed to describe the device with respect to its various details.

The numeral 6 designates a cylinder bent up from section 41 of the sheet metal blank snown in Figure 7, so to leave a slot 7 extending throughout the length thereof. The slot thus formed will obviously be located at a point slightly forward of the bottom of the cylinder 6, and will thus permit the rollcr-supporting arm, to be later described, to be positioned very close to the window. The bl anlt shown in Figure 7 comprises in addition to the section A, a rectangular section B and connecting portion O. The section B of the blank is bent up to form a flange 8 while the conother fastening means 12. These screws 12 secure the caps to the ends of a rod 13 which is positioned longitudinally of the cylinder 6. Slidably mounted on the rod. 13 is an arm 14 which extends through the slot 7 and is provided with a recessed boss 15 for the reception of one end of the shade rollers. This arm is normally forced toward the free end of the cylinder 6 by means of a compression spring 16 which surrounds the rod 18 and engages one of the caps 12 and arm 14;.

in Figure 6 is shown a fragmentary perspectiv view of an arm 14 which is the companion of the arm 1% in that it is provided with a cylindrical recess to serve as a bearing for the cylindrical projection usu ally found at one end of a shade roller.

In operation, the shade and roller are hung by merely pressing outwardly on the arms 14 and 14 until these arms are sufficiently spaced to receive the ends of the roller in the usual. manner; the distance between the arms l l and 14: depending, of course, upon the length of roller employed. The springs 16 will now move the arms toward each other with sufficient force to firmly hold the roller in position.

The device as above described may be termed a self-centering bracket in that, as shown in Figure 1, it is secured to the outer edge of the window casing 1, and must of necessity hold the curtain at equal distances from these edges. It might also be here noted that the construction and arrangement of the cylinders and arms are such that the curtain will hang close to the window. rather than at a distance therefrom,

and in this respect the present structure is a distinct improvement over prior adjustable brackets with which I am familiar. Furthermore, it will be seen'that this bracket is not only adapted to receive rollers of vary ing lengths due to the fact that the positions .of the arms may be varied, but also is so What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: i

1. A shade roller bracket formed from a blank of sheet metal, one portion of the blank being bent up to form an attaching flange, and another portion of the blank being bent into a substantially cylindrical form but having two of its edges spaced so as to form a longitudinal slot, and an arm slidably mounted in said cylinder with one of its ends protruding through said slot.

7 2. A shade roller bracket formed from a blank of sheet metal, one portion of the, blank being bent up to form an attaching flange, and another portion of the blank being bent into a substantially cylindrical formation but having two of its edges spaced so as to provide a longitudinal slot, said flange and cylinder being disposed at right angles, an arm slidably mounted in said a cylinder with one of its ends protruding through said slot, and spring means tending to force said arm toward one end of the cylinder. 1

HARRY A. NUTTER, 

